Our Castle By The Sea by Lucy Strange: Lucy intertwines the realities of life on the home front with sinister myth and malicious mystery to create a spellbinding story.
Celebrating Young Girls Who Are Changing The World By Laura Wood
It’s my stop on the Vote For Effie blog tour, and I’m delighted to welcome author, Laura Wood, to tell us about another young woman she admires. Mhairi Black Mhairi Black is a Scottish politician, who has been the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 2015, when she was 20 years … Continue reading Celebrating Young Girls Who Are Changing The World By Laura Wood
Vote For Effie by Laura Wood
Cover illustration by Emma Trithart The Blurb… Join Effie Kostas as she fights to become Student Council President in her new school. With a campaign team of loveable misfits, she tackles the truly important subjects: gender imbalance, outdated school conventions...and good-looking boys stealing the last slice of chocolate cake at lunchtime. A laugh out-loud rallying … Continue reading Vote For Effie by Laura Wood
Rivers by Peter Goes
The Blurb… A breathtaking journey along the world’s most important rivers, from the author of international bestseller Timeline. A non fiction book for children and all ages. The Review… Rivers is the follow up to Timeline, telling the stories of the rivers, and the people and lands they pass, on their journey to the sea. … Continue reading Rivers by Peter Goes
Chef Academy by Steve Martin, illustrated by Hannah Bone
Want to become a world-class chef? With sections on food skills, being a sous chef or head chef and a chef’s kit to end, Chef Academy is the ultimate guide for any budding master chef, but it’s most definitely not a recipe book. Chef Academy gives you the knowledge you need to set up and … Continue reading Chef Academy by Steve Martin, illustrated by Hannah Bone
Plantopedia: A Celebration Of Nature’s Greatest Show-Offs by Adrienne Barman
From the healers to the poisoners, the perfumed to the stinkers, the forest dwellers to the mountaineers and even the magical, with more than 600 of nature’s most amazing plants, this is a budding botanist’s delight. Each section is bursting with a huge selection of the amazing plant life on planet Earth. The incredibly detailed, … Continue reading Plantopedia: A Celebration Of Nature’s Greatest Show-Offs by Adrienne Barman
National Non-Fiction November: The FCBG Blog Tour
Today, it’s my turn to help The Federation Of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG) celebrate National Non-Fiction November (#GNNFN). The theme FCBG have chosen for National Non-Fiction November (NNFN) for this special 50th anniversary year is ‘Food and Festivals Around the World’, and I’m delighted to share two fabulous titles from Quarto taking you from your garden … Continue reading National Non-Fiction November: The FCBG Blog Tour
Inside The Villains by Clotilde Perrin
Meet three of the most well-known and despicable villains from the world of fairytales as you’ve never met them before. The wolf, the giant and the witch in full pop-up, fold-out glory. Each character has a captivating introduction, a beautifully layered character to explore, and then on the full gate-fold, more vital information and a … Continue reading Inside The Villains by Clotilde Perrin
Sportopedia: An Illustrated Introduction To The World Of Sport by Adam Skinner, illustrated by Mark Long
Calling all sports fans! Want to find out about the huge range of sports out there? Look no further than this amazing compendium featuring over 50 different sports, both familiar and less known. There’s a whole range of ball sports, racket sports, water sports, motor sports, target sports, combat sports, athletics and gymnastics, as well … Continue reading Sportopedia: An Illustrated Introduction To The World Of Sport by Adam Skinner, illustrated by Mark Long
The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Emily Gravett
Ember and Ness are the very best of friends and would do anything for each other. Theirs is the kind of friendship where just a look can cause the kind of laughter that brings tears of joy with it. When Ness dies, very suddenly, Ember is lost and empty. A dead dog, curious cat and … Continue reading The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Emily Gravett
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